It wasn't until 5 years later when a different doctor suggested she might have autism instead. Conklin said the experience made her have greater empathy for people with autism and BPD. When she was 27 ...

The two conditions can have overlapping symptoms, such as mood swings and instability in relationships. Autistic women experience high rates of depression, and misdiagnosis can make it worse. Bree ...

A policeman pulls over a weaving, speeding car. The driver, crying uncontrollably, recounts a terrible break-up with a fiance, resulting in overindulgence in alcohol, and exclaiming wishes to commit ...

The term "borderline," used to describe Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), has entered the mainstream these days with television movie-of-the-weeks sensationalizing "borderlines" and making them ...

A woman says her in-laws have "armchair diagnosed" her with a borderline personality disorder — despite the fact that no doctor has told her she has one Her in-laws have begun attending a support ...

Women with ADHD and autism are less likely to be diagnosed in childhood than their male counterparts, leading to delays in ...

BPD is a personality disorder marked by an unstable self-image and difficulty regulating emotions. Emotional outbursts and other BPD symptoms happen as a way of coping with extreme inner turmoil. With ...

"How can someone just decide you have a condition and then treat you as if you do?" she writes in a Reddit post Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for ...